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叔叔

shūshu
noun HSK 3 #1,175

Meanings

  1. 1 uncle (father's younger brother)
  2. 2 uncle (polite term for man of father's generation)

Characters

叔
shū
uncle (father's younger brother)
Reduplication makes the kinship term warmer and more colloquial.

Examples

HSK 1
叔叔，您好！
Shūshu, nín hǎo!
Hello, uncle!
HSK 3
我叔叔在上海工作。
Wǒ shūshu zài Shànghǎi gōngzuò.
My uncle works in Shanghai.
HSK 6
隔壁的叔叔对我们很好。
Gébì de shūshu duì wǒmen hěn hǎo.
The uncle next door is very nice to us.

Tips

culture
In Chinese family hierarchy, father's brothers have specific titles: 伯伯 (father's older brother) and 叔叔 (father's younger brother). Children also call unrelated older men 叔叔 as a polite address.

Stroke Order

叔 shū